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Elena Omura | Fukushima's brave heartshttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/09/fukushima-japan-tsunami-tohoku
A year after the tsunami, Tohoku's young people need help to conquer their fear and guilt<p>This has not been an easy year for Japan. On 11 March 2011 – 3/11, as it's become known – one of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/18/editorial-japan-earthquake-many-aftershocks" title="Guardian: Japan: the many aftershocks">largest earthquakes in the history of the country was followed by a tsunami</a> that swallowed 500km of the coastline of the Tohoku region.</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2012/mar/08/japan-tsunami-recovery-interactive" title="Guardian: Japan tsunami: the recovery, one year on - interactive">As Japan grapples with the recovery process</a>, the demographic and financial problems that existed prior to 3/11 have accelerated. And although hardly anything positive can be said about the largest disaster in Japan since the second world war, it did unite the nation and sounded a much needed wake-up call. A strong sense of national compassion and gratitude for what people still had emerged.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/09/fukushima-japan-tsunami-tohoku">Continue reading...</a>Japan disasterNatural disasters and extreme weatherJapanWorld newsFukushimaNuclear powerEnvironmentFri, 09 Mar 2012 22:30:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/09/fukushima-japan-tsunami-tohokuYuriko Nakao/ReutersMany of the young survivors of the 2011 tsunami lost friends and family. Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/ReutersYuriko Nakao/ReutersMany of the young survivors of the 2011 tsunami lost friends and family. Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/ReutersElena Omura2012-03-09T22:30:01ZJapan's recovery from the tsunami and earthqake - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/mar/09/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-japan
A year after the earthquake and tsunami caused catastrophe in Japan, children play together while the bereaved remember their loved ones <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/mar/09/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-japan">Continue reading...</a>Japan disasterJapanFukushimaNatural disasters and extreme weatherFri, 09 Mar 2012 18:11:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/mar/09/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-japanJeremy Sutton-Hibbert for the GuardianMiho Suzuki prays at a shrine to the memory of her daughter Hana, and the other 73 children and ten teachers who lost their life in the tsunami at Okawa Elementary School in Okawa village, near Ishinomaki, Japan. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert for the GuardianGuardian Staff2012-03-09T18:11:17ZHow Fukushima is leading towards a nuclear-free Japanhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/09/fukushima-reactors-nuclear-free-japan
Tokyo hopes to restart some reactors, but hardening public attitudes may rule out even modest return to nuclear power<p>The <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/fukushima" title="">Fukushima accident</a> will achieve in the next few months what has eluded campaigners for decades: the closure of every one of Japan's nuclear reactors.</p><p>The closures, prompted by the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant a year ago, have continued as more reactors are taken offline for inspections. All must pass recently introduced two-stage &quot;stress tests&quot; and win local approval before they can be restarted.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/09/fukushima-reactors-nuclear-free-japan">Continue reading...</a>FukushimaJapan disasterNuclear powerRenewable energyEnergyWorld newsJapanEnvironmentFri, 09 Mar 2012 15:56:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/09/fukushima-reactors-nuclear-free-japanBuddhika Weerasinghe/Getty ImagesA Japanese activist takes part in an anti-nuclear protest in Kobe. A recent poll shows that nearly 70% of the public want to reduce or end the use of nuclear power. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty ImagesBuddhika Weerasinghe/Getty ImagesA Japanese activist takes part in an anti-nuclear protest in Kobe. A recent poll shows that nearly 70% of the public want to reduce or end the use of nuclear power. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty ImagesJustin McCurry in Fukushima2012-03-09T15:56:20ZFukushima residents plagued by health fears of nuclear threat in their midsthttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/09/fukushima-residents-plagued-health-fears
A year after the power plant's triple meltdown, conflicting official information leaves families confused and fearful for their future<p>The noise levels soar inside Fukushima city's youth centre gymnasium as dozens of nursery school children are let loose on bouncy castles and pits filled with plastic balls.</p><p>The handful of teachers and volunteers on duty are in forgiving mood: for the past year, the Fukushima nuclear accident has robbed these children of the simple freedom to run around.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/09/fukushima-residents-plagued-health-fears">Continue reading...</a>FukushimaJapan disasterJapanNuclear powerEnergyWorld newsTsunamisEnvironmentFri, 09 Mar 2012 13:55:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/09/fukushima-residents-plagued-health-fearsJeremy Sutton-Hibbert/GuardianFukushima's nursery schoolchildren enjoy a Red Cross-organised play facility. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert for the GuardianJeremy Sutton-Hibbert/GuardianFukushima's nursery schoolchildren enjoy a Red Cross-organised play facility. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert for the GuardianJustin McCurry in Fukushima2012-03-09T13:55:50ZJapan tsunami: the recovery, one year onhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/mar/08/japan-tsunami-recovery-interactive
Press agencies have been gathering pictures from some of the worst-hit areas of Japan showing how communities are slowly repairing their towns. In a series of montages they have combined pictures taken during or just after the tsunami hit, with images taken up to a year later. Photographs: AP, AFP, Getty <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/mar/08/japan-tsunami-recovery-interactive">Continue reading...</a>JapanJapan disasterNatural disasters and extreme weatherFukushimaWorld newsThu, 08 Mar 2012 12:17:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/mar/08/japan-tsunami-recovery-interactiveAPJapan tsunami Photograph: APPaddy Allen and Martin Shuttleworth2012-03-08T12:17:00Z